The Waste Absorption Footprint (WAF): A methodological note on footprint calculations

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	The Waste Absorption Footprint (WAF): A methodological note on footprint calculations
	Jiao, WenJun(焦雯珺) ; Min, QW ; Cheng, SK ; Li, WH
刊名	ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
	2013
卷号	34 页码:356-360
关键词	Waste Absorption Footprint (WAF) Ecological footprint Ecosystem services Waste absorption services Environmental sustainability
通讯作者	Min, QW
英文摘要	For a better understanding of human demand on the biosphere's capacity to assimilate wastes, this paper introduces a new footprint-based indicator, which is named the 'Waste Absorption Footprint' (WAF). The proposal of the WAF is inspired by the idea of building footprints on nature's multiple ecological functions. Within this framework, the WAF is built upon the waste absorptive capacity of the land and water area. This methodological approach is not confined to a particular waste product, but is able to include a variety of wastes generated by human activities. With this method anthropogenic emissions of wastes are translated into absorptive land and water areas. The results can be expressed in units of average hectares by scaling different land-use types in proportion to their relative absorptive capacity. The utility of the ecological footprint in sustainability evaluation can be greatly strengthened by combining the WAF to fully capture environmental effects induced by anthropogenic emissions of wastes. This paper also discusses the relationships of the WAF with other footprints and is intended to inform future debate on footprint accounting. (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
收录类别	SCI
资助信息	Major Science and Technology Project for Water Pollution Control and Management 2008ZX07526-007;China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2013M530710
语种	英语
公开日期	2013-11-12
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/27989]
专题	地理科学与资源研究所_研究生部
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Jiao, WenJun,Min, QW,Cheng, SK,et al. The Waste Absorption Footprint (WAF): A methodological note on footprint calculations[J]. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,2013,34:356-360.
APA	Jiao, WenJun,Min, QW,Cheng, SK,&Li, WH.(2013).The Waste Absorption Footprint (WAF): A methodological note on footprint calculations.ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,34,356-360.
MLA	Jiao, WenJun,et al."The Waste Absorption Footprint (WAF): A methodological note on footprint calculations".ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS 34(2013):356-360.